Brett
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Why United Might Like to Pay You in Advance to Take a Different Flight
Bloomberg published an article yesterday about a little test United is said to be running that will pay people to give up…
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All Eyes on Argentina (Hopefully to See Something Good)
It’s not often that a highly-protectionist regime disappears leaving vast opportunities for air travel growth, but that’s what we’re seeing in Argentina…
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American and Alaska Start Behaving More Like Competitors as Partner Ties Loosen
Remember how concerned the Department of Justice (DOJ) was about the American partnership reducing competition if Alaska and Virgin America were allowed…
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3 Links I Love: United’s Forced Lap Child, You Aren’t an Expert, and Airport Code Origin Stories
This week’s featured link: United Airlines takes seat away from child on Houston flight, forces him to sit on his mother’s lap…
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US Eschews Sensible Risk-Based Security in Favor of Broad-Based Insanity
Nearly everyone is aware of the large electronics ban (aka the laptop ban) that went into place earlier this year for flights…
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United Makes a Partial Move Toward Dynamic Award Pricing On November 1
Happy 4th of July to all my American readers. There will be no post tomorrow since I’ll be busy stuffing myself with…
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3 Links I Love: Airports Can Skirt the Laptop Ban, Aircraft Bubble, So Long DC-3
This week’s featured link: Remarks for the Council for New American Security Conference – DHS.gov So let’s get this straight. Feds identify…
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72 Hours With Alaska: A Video Preview Of the Milk Run
It’s been a long time since my last “72 Hours With” trip, but I’m happy to say that I have a new…
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Are Travel Apps Dead? Free Report on the ‘Future of Apps’ (Travelport Digital Sponsored Post)
Thank you to Travelport Digital for sponsoring this post and pointing to a new report that the company has put out on…
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United’s Basic Economy Has Expanded With a Small Twist
It’s only been a couple of months since United started selling Basic Economy fares, but the availability has grown rapidly. Unlike American,…
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American Shuns Sticks, Tries Carrots to Woo Agencies Toward a Better Way of Booking
American rolled out a major new program on Friday that’s intended to encourage travel agencies/travel management companies to start booking flights differently…
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3 Links I Love: Qatar’s Unwelcome Investment, AirAsia X Won’t Go Long, The Onion Tells the Truth
This week’s featured link: American’s SEC Filing About Qatar’s Investment Interest – EDGAR American has received word that Qatar is interested in…